Modem Manager Description — The Advanced Menu
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The Ping Menu Command
The
Ping
function allows you to test your network connection by
pinging
another IP address.
Pinging another address is simply sending the designated IP address a network packet and
having that packet returned.
This menu command is accessed by tapping the Palm m500/505’s menu icon, tapping the
Advanced
menu, then selecting
PING
, as shown in Figure 86.
Figure 86 The Ping Menu Command
Selecting
PING
will display the
Ping
window, shown in Figure 87.
Figure 87 The Ping Window
Done
This button is used to close the
Terminal
window and return to the
Minstrel
main
window.
Cmd
This list box contains the three most common AT commands. They are:
AT\APROG,NRM6812
This command will instruct the modem to enter its
pro-
gram
mode. Program mode permits the user to change
S
register
parameters that affect the modem’s operation.
AT#X=1
This command will instruct the modem to enter its
debug
mode, sending debug information out the serial port.
AT&V
This command will display the modem’s active profile in the
Terminal
window.
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